LeDoux will not disappointTo the Editor, I am excited to see so many competent candidates for the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and am confident a strong assembly will be the end result. Although I have never before written a letter of support for any candidate, I feel compelled to do so now. I want to urge voters to seriously consider Larry LeDoux for the assembly. I have known Larry for over 20 years, during many of which I had the good...

Trawl fleet should clean up their messLetter to the Editor, For years we've been told that the massive waste of halibut, crab, king salmon, small cod and pollock is an unavoidable consequence of trawling. During the February 1997 meeting of the NPFMC a representative from the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans described how they reduced halibut bycatch mortality from 2,000,000 pounds to under 300,000 pounds in one year without sacrificing a s...

Kaplan brings a balance to the assemblyTo the Editor, I recommend that we all vote for David Kaplan for the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. He brings a balance to the assembly by working hard to improve the impact of proposed policies on each person in the subgroups of the Kodiak Island community including village residents, processor families, our school age young people, educators, senior citizens, business people, Coast Guard families, and members o...

'Harmful fish management makes no sense'To the Editor, Starting Oct. 6, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meets in Anchorage on the continuing dispute of Gulf of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Management. Trawlers want to privatize public groundfish resources, because it means they could collect quota lease fees of up to 70 percent without working aboard the boats where the quotas are caught. That just takes money from captains and crewmen who might sp...

Guest Opinion: CFA's not good for KodiakThe Kodiak Fisheries Work Group recently drafted a letter representing the views of the "community" to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council supporting the formation of groups called Community Fishing Associations and giving quota share allocations to these groups. As someone who has fished out of Kodiak for 25 years, lived in Kodiak for 21 years and raised a family here, I do not support this. Community Fi...

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Paddy O'Donnell / Member of the Advisory Panel to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Kodiak Daily Mirror

In the Courts: Oct. 3Cindy A Williams pleaded guilty to theft in the second degree. Williams was sentenced to 48 months in jail (46.5 suspended) and ordered to pay restitution and placed on probation for five years. Craig D Newbill pleaded guilty to promoting contraband in the first degree, controlled substance. Newbill was sentenced to 24 months in jail (20 suspended) and fined $10,000 ($8,500 suspended) and ordered to pay restitutio...

Ti Kenese fished with the bestAs Ti Kenese talks about fishing, he sounds like a seasoned skipper who gets nostalgic for the bygone era when the profession was more exciting and rewarding. “I did it all,” he said. He fished blue, brown and red crab, baradai, opilio in waters off the Aleutian, Pribilov and St. Matthew Islands; he fished with the Russians in joint ventures at Kamchatka. He rolled with the rogue waves on highliner boats commanded...

Alutiiq Word of the Week: Caguyaq - Hunting HatCaguyaq - Hunting Hat Caguyaq qupuramek canamauq. - The hunting hat is made of wood. In the cool, wet Kodiak environment, hats are an essential item of clothing. Among Alutiiqs, headgear was once fashioned from many different materials. Warm, water-resistant hats were sewn from animal pelts and loon skins, woven from spruce root, and carved from wood. The most spectacular of these were bentwood hats, expertly bent...

Kodiak boys look to claim first state cross country title since 2008Levi Fried feels like he owes Kodiak High School a state title. In 2012, as a sophomore, Fried was part of a Kodiak boys cross country team talented enough to win a state championship. But a mid-season hip injury derailed Fried, and he finished 23rd at the state meet, while the team — behind first- and second-place finishes from Levi Thomet and Cole Christiansen — placed third, a mere 10 points behind champion Wes...

ADF&G warn hikers and fishermen about bearsOver the past week several bears have made Buskin River and Pillar Creek their home. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is encouraging hikers and fishermen to take proper precautions and carry bear spray while in this area. The department issued a public service announcement Wednesday stating that three bears have been walking and resting along the entire length of the Buskin River and at least two bears have ...